A transformation is a transformation.
While Kaede and Sumire took Sayu and Suzune for their makeovers, Rin took their childhood friend Akiho Hasegawa for his.
Personality isn't something that can be changed overnight.
All they could do now was boost their confidence by changing their outward appearance.
Once a foundation of confidence was built, the psychological transformation would become much easier.
Although this commercial street didn't have high-end luxury malls, it had everything else.
From clothing stores to barbershops, it was fully equipped to handle any kind of stylistic overhaul.
Rin sized up Akiho Hasegawa.
The boy actually had a decent foundation; he just lacked the drive and experience to groom himself, like many boys his age.
Being stared at by Rin made Akiho instinctively shy, a flicker of cowardice appearing in his eyes.
"Hmm... Akiho, the first thing you need to change is that hair. It's practically covering your eyes."
"If you aren't good at styling long hair, it's better not to have it. A short cut is easier to manage and makes you look sunnier."
"But those are just external things. The most important thing is you."
"Stop averting your gaze like that. Being too shy and shifty makes you look creepy."
"We're both men here, but if you're this shy now, how are you going to handle girls?"
Rin patted Akiho's arm, offering words of encouragement.
"Forget what anyone else says. A man has to be confident first... otherwise, how will you ever get Suzune Kagami to like you?"
"!!!!"
Having his secret crush called out so bluntly, Akiho's face turned bright red instantly.
Seeing his raw, youthful embarrassment, Rin smiled... Ah, youth.
"Let's go. I'll take you to get a haircut first, then we'll pick out some outfits."
"Don't wear your school uniform to a mixer."
"I... I'm in your hands then."
Rin waved him forward.
Changing his hair and picking out clothes didn't take much time at all.
An hour later, inside a men's clothing store, Akiho stared blankly at his reflection in the mirror.
"Is this... is this really me?"
"Of course it is. Now, change back into your uniform so we can pay and cut the tags, then change back into these."
In the "underworld," someone with his personality was the textbook definition of a "cuckold victim."
Even though they had just met, Rin figured he'd help where he could to prevent one more man from being cucked.
Rin's makeover for Akiho was quick, but Sayu and Suzune's side was taking much longer.
Since they weren't finished, Rin took Akiho to a cafe to rest.
After ordering two cold drinks and feeling a bit bored, Rin started gossiping.
"By the way... you like Suzune, don't you? But looking at you two, you don't exactly seem like a couple."
"!!!!" Akiho's face flushed again. "N-no, we... we aren't a couple."
"I see... why haven't you confessed? Be confident. Don't wait until someone steals her to regret it."
Rin was curious. Akiho liked Suzune, and Suzune clearly had feelings for him too.
Plus, they were childhood friends—a confession should be a slam dunk.
Rin was just following "fate," as his System Daughter put it.
He had no interest in being the "bull" in an NTR scenario... except for cases like Hinata and Saya.
He had a massive appetite for "steling" girls from lesbian relationships.
"I..." Akiho hesitated, a look of struggle on his face.
Rin noticed his hesitation and furrowed his brow... if it was just shyness, it wouldn't be this agonizing.
A guy with this personality was usually the "protagonist" of a cuckold doujin.
Wait... don't tell me your body has a problem?
Well, forget it. Rin wouldn't pry further.
Rin could fix someone's image and personality, but he couldn't fix a medical issue.
After a long pause, Akiho lowered his voice and whispered.
"If I confess and we become a couple... eventually we have to... do those things."
"And I... I'm very fast."
"How fast?"
"Very fast."
"...Three minutes is actually a normal standard. It's actually quite good. Even Ultraman only lasts three minutes," Rin consoled him.
"It's faster than that."
Hiss... fine then.
Rin stopped talking and just gave him a sympathetic pat on the shoulder.
Rin and Akiho sat awkwardly in the cold drink shop for quite some time before Kaede finally messaged.
Kaede: [Transformation complete!]
Rin saw the location pin Kaede sent and stood up, leading Akiho to the women's boutique.
Outside the fitting rooms, they found the girls waiting.
"Did Kagami-san not buy any clothes?"
Rin looked at Suzune Kagami curiously.
She looked almost exactly the same as before, just with light makeup. No real "transformation."
"Mmm... Suzune-chan doesn't really like flashy things~"
Momoko Suzuki giggled and walked over, eyeing Akiho before focusing on Rin.
"Hee-hee, Rin-senpai, your taste isn't bad at all. Don't be too shocked when Sayu-chan comes out."
"I heard from Kaede. You're a senior at our school, right? Hey, hey... Senpai, haven't I seen you somewhere before?"
Momoko let out a wicked, devilish grin.
"I didn't think the final winner would be Kaede-senpai instead of Sakuramiya-senpai or Kanno-senpai."
Akiho and Suzune both shot curious glances... Momoko seemed to be talking about something very interesting.
Rin had almost forgotten how Hinata and Megumi Kanno had "fought" over him at the school gates.
That event had turned him, a graduate of several years, back into a school legend, envied by countless juniors.
But that was last semester. He was surprised someone still remembered.
"How could they ever compete with Kaede?"
Rin cleared his throat and spoke with a straight, serious face.
After finishing, he gave Suzu a subtle look. Seeing she wasn't jealous, he felt relieved.
Hearing this, Saki Yoshida's eyes seemed to dim for a moment.
Sumire Enase, standing to the side, captured this perfectly... Interesting.
A moment later, the fitting room door opened.
A figure that was both familiar and strange appeared before everyone, with only faint traces of Sayu remaining.
Her black, eye-covering hair was gone, replaced by a blonde shoulder-length style with curled ends.
Her face, like Suzune's, had light makeup, making her crystal-clear lips look incredibly erotic.
Even her nails were done in a cute manicure style.
The change was so drastic that Rin almost overlooked her "gyaru" style outfit, which looked like something out of Marin's closet.
If it weren't for the shy, mismatched expression on her face, Rin wouldn't have recognized her as Sayu.
In terms of pure appearance, this was a much more thorough transformation than Saki's!